Unfathomable Sea Photo

Photographer’s Note

Lerici is a village in the province of La Spezia in Liguria. Although they anchored their sailing boat in Lerici, Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley lived some three miles north in an isolated old boat house called Villa Magni. Their closest neighbors were the villagers of the tiny hamlet of San Terenzo. Percy Bysshe was drowned on July 8, 1822 in the Bay of Spezia, returning to Lerici from a journey to Leghorn and Pisa.

Time

Unfathomable Sea! whose waves are years,
Ocean of Time, whose waters of deep woe
Are brackish with the salt of human tears!
Thou shoreless flood, which in thy ebb and flow
Claspest the limits of mortality,
And sick of prey, yet howling on for more,
Vomitest thy wrecks on its inhospitable shore;
Treacherous in calm, and terrible in storm,
Who shall put forth on thee,
Unfathomable Sea?

By
Percy Bysshe Shelley

Italian Version

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tjanze (5674) 2006-03-22 3:58

Hi Paolo!
Beautiful sephia ton through all photo,gives something special on.Excelent light and colors.

berek (29115) 2006-03-22 4:11

Hi Paolo,
Beautiful sunset with great clouds. successfully light management and colours. TFS
have a great day.
Regards.
B.Erek
Meaning ( Sense ) 9,Framing:9,Idea :10

PixelTerror (87195) 2006-03-22 4:17

Ciao Paolo, my neighbour of the day !
A lovely sunset well frame between the masts, the warm atmosphere is fine and I like all the boats silhouettes. Very romantic image.
Buona giornata,
Jean-Yves

ChrisJ (70521) 2006-03-22 4:23

Bonjourno Paolo

A superb sunset, with marvellous, warm orange & yellow colors, & good graphism & repetition of the yachts. Bella photo. Ciao!

besnard (31348) 2006-03-22 4:34

Bonjour Paolo
Très beau coucher de soleil. Magnifiques couleurs.
Merci piur le partage.
Amitiés
Nicole

bantonbuju (48856) 2006-03-22 4:35

ciao paolo, you are provoking me, my friend - we've been having snow since mid-december, i dont remember what "warm" means :-((
nice work paolo, challanging the weather, and promising the better (meaning "warmer") times;
best wishes, j.

avista (0) 2006-03-22 4:39

Hi Paolo
What an beautifyl picture.
Good collors & POV
Regards.

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-03-22 5:27

Hello Paolo
Beautiful golden colours thorughout the photo,
really magical, I think a little bit of water below the boats on the lower part would have looked good
Regards
Daniel

feather (50560) 2006-03-22 6:09

You must have a never-ending store of sunsets. This is another beauty. There is still plenty of foreground detail to enjoy as the sun's reflection lights up the scene.
Kath

jinju (14265) 2006-03-22 7:36

Jerzy must be really suffering;) Here its spring weather. YAY! What a fantastic golden hue and suerb vista. The focus sems a bit soft though, not too much though. But thats all..although the softness creates a nice dreamyness.

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jrj (34779) 2006-03-22 8:43

Guess you develop to be a specialist in moody shots P.
As in this one, very moody, delightful warm colours, good placement of all details. Some very good work here.

andante (7092) 2006-03-22 8:59

A classic one, Paolo. Have you try a BW version, I have the impression that this one is a natural for it. Thanks for sharing!

sufi (9568) 2006-03-22 13:00

Ciao Paolo;
It's a wonderful colors and perfect ambience... Also very beautiful composition...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

cessy (13647) 2006-03-22 13:36

beautiful moment, Paolo
love the atmosphere
a picture that you can enjoy it to see and give you peace
very well done

gaby (19793) 2006-03-22 14:22

Paolo bonsoir - encore un nouveau style de coucher de soleil, décidément, tu as toutes les cordes à ton arc -
quelle belle luminosité sur ces bateaux au port -
Très réussi
Merci et bonne soirée
Gaby

xavshot (63345) 2006-03-22 15:35

Bonsoir Paolo
très belles couleurs ; lumière bien maitrisée. Ce contre-jour est vraiment excellent. Bravo
Xavier

dolin (15647) 2006-03-23 3:59

Hi Paolo.
Joli jeu de lumière sur ces bateaux.
Les teintes sont magnifiques et t'as bien géré ce contre jour.
La place laissée au ciel est bien pensée.
Joli
Fred

blue-velvet30 (6524) 2006-03-23 9:57

Hi Paolo!
Wonderful composition and great gold colors. Nice POV. Well done!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota